The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The following pensions have been issued
to citizens Of Minnesota: QrriI, widow Of
VIM. j. Haskell Minneapolis. Qrieinal.
Anthony n. stykney (daceased). MIhqeap-
oils; Edwin E. opaulding. Freegort: JOIN
II. Felch. Elk River; Solomon =. Mh'pps'
Lesueur Centsr; Francis ksarns ~ toe ps"t
Increase, Hiram Lovejoy, MlaneaPolies
Octavius Derusha, West st. Paul; Nat
thew Woodcoek, North Ainneapolis; Thos
Metlland, Rlshford; jerome B. lnman, Du--
luth; Edward Penderkast. Hokah; Hepry
Early, Jackson; Harrison Rossmae,
Spring Valley; Jno; PenderEast. New
N. Sweet. Leroy; Luke Collins. Redwood;
Reuben Hillard, Buffalo; Henry A: Par
fridge, Minneapolis; Chas. Emmons. Farm
ington; Reissue, Nels Hansen Detroit.
The Unitarian society Of Winona has OK.
tended Q call to Rev. w. II. Fem, late OF
Boston, to accept their pastcrate: M.
Fem Is q recent graduate OF Harvard.
Arthur Croioot twenty one years OF age.
son OF Rev. j. Crofoot. an ex.Msthod'ss
minister and former resident Of Rochester
while running along moving freight tram
at Eyota recently. clipped and Tell oss"een
the cars and was killed.
At Montivideo, the case Of the state
murder Of her husband was dismissed Tor
want of evidence.
August Peterson, aged twenty years.
employed as a grader on tho St. Paul &
Duluth at Kettle river, was killed BY the
cars.
A large number of Scandinavians OF
Minneapolis and other points have started
for winter vaca ton in the old country.
Tommy Warren, champion feather
weight. and George Siddons OF Peoria,
champion OF Illinois. fought at Duluth,
Warren coming out the winner.
Youmans Bros. & Hodgins are building
at Winona the largest saw mill on the
river.
About all of the remaining state and
school lands in Renville county have been
eold.
At Lake City, the last crib OF tho govern
ment breakwater that will be put Il thus
fall has been sunk, and the structure now
extends 1854 feet from the shore.
Mrs. jacob OF Cold Spring., stearns
local station agent. Robert Hamilton. 10
turned home n short time ago. having been
deserted by her quondam husband.
At Red Lake Falls, August Hennings, q
carpenter, committed suicide.
The entire family OF Alex Henau1t, q car
rage maker of st. Cloud. wac poisoned by
eating head cheese. The IA Their and mother,
| two daughters eight and five years old. a
soE OF Jour years, and a six-months- old
baby, all ate OF the cheese for dinner with
out cooking. They will recover.
At Winona. reception was given at tho
residence OF Rev. C. N. Showers on the oc--
Miss Josie, to Rev. William Drew OF st.
Paul.
Charles Morse, colored, was convicted at
Winona, of an attempt to commit rape.
Lindstrom, an employe of the Manitoba,
was seriously injured near Osakis. Both
legs will have to be amputat
About twelve thousand bushels of pota-
toes have been marketed at Lake City
thus far this fall for shipment to st.
| Louis.
A barn belonging to Mrs. Margaret Bell.
living short distance hey ond Gladstone.
Ramsey county, was burned, together with
the contents. consisting of $50 bushels of
oats, thirty-five tons OF hay and a quanti-
ty OF farming implements. The loss Is Is.
| timated at 81. 500. covered by an insur-
ance OF 81, 200.
st. Paul is to have q Masonic temple. on
the finest possible site. The association
has purchased seventy-fve feet on Waba-
sha street. opposite the new court house,
and next to the proposed Germania bank
building, on which it will erect a building
worthy OF its uses.
The Manitoba road las practically COM
pleted its two extra tracks between Mime
| apolis and st. Paul except at St. Anthony
Park. where the station will have to be
| moved back to give room.
| Herbert Stefias was convicted of the
crime OF rape and sentenced to 20 years in
the saltwater penitentiary.
At Winona, the jury in the case OF Ed
! ward Hargesheimer. charged with forgery,
found q verdict OF not guilty.
| At Austin, William o. Dckerson. for six
years baggage master on the Southern
Minnesota road. was adjudged insane and
taken to Rochester asylum.
The Masonic Temple at Fergus Falls was
burned, and the uniforms, resalia and all
effects belonging to the Masonic fraternity
were total loss. Beneath tho temple
| were two stories occupied respectively by
the postoffice and the Otter Tail County
| Farmer. The paper stock were totally de-
! etroyed, and the type and presses more or
| less injured by fire and water. Losses
were as follows: Maeons, $4,000. no in
surance; George Nichols, postmaster,
! 500; DR.. H. c. Leonard, $500; W. p.
| office, $500. Insurance.: w. r. Book.
$500; Farmer Office, on power press,
Preparations are begun for the usual ice
palace and winter festivities in St. Paul.
Capt. Matthias Goctz OF Wineted lake.
Wright county, committed suicide by
hanging. lie left home saying he was 60
ing out to cut wood. As he did not return
the family instituted Il search for him the
next morning and found him in the woods
short distance from the village. sus-
h0v tn ~
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
burgIarize the Carver County bank The
safe blowers forced open the two outside
doors Of the safe. but were foiIed in their
attempt by the solidity OF the third and
last door.
At st. Peter, the foundry and extension
shops of J. F. Esler & Brothers were burn
ed. The fire originated near the dome ana
was soon past control. The estimated
value OF the machinery destroyed is 49,.
900, with an insurance of 81, 900.
Andrew Larson. postmaster at Twin
Valley who was charged with appropriate
ing postage stamps to his own use, was
tried in the United States court at St.
Paul and acquitted.
At Faribault, people have dug down 525
fest for mineral, and will go still deeper.
Intelligence has been received of the
death Of Mrs. John H. Davis of New York.
which occurred at Paris, France, on Oct.
IL. Mrs. Davis was we'll known in St.
Paul society circles being q sister OF Mrs.
George X. Finch.
In the district court at Currie, Mhrrav
county. Judge Perkins fled his decision in
tho famous county seat contest which was
argued at the last term of this court. His
findings are as follows: ''A:l acts and
proceedings under the election of last fall
Tor the removal OF the county seat from
Currie were unauthorized and void.
and the county seat therefore remains
at this place." Mandamus proceed.
ings against the auditor and register, who
have been holding their Offices elsewhere.
were argued before the court recently and
submitted.
Rev. w. d. Roberts was installed as q
pastor OF the Westminster Presbyterian
church Minneapolis with impressive cere
monies.
The pupils of the high school at Haatinra